Aeronautical Research in Germany

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From the pioneering glider flights of Otto Lilienthal (1891) to the advanced avionics of todayas Airbus passenger jets, aeronautical research in Germany has been at the forefront of the birth and advancement of aeronautics. On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the Wright Brotheras first powered flight (December 1903), this English-language edition of Aeronautical Research in Germany recounts and celebrates the considerable contributions made in Germany to the invention and ongoing development of aircraft. Featuring hundreds of historic photos and non-technical language, this comprehensive and scholarly account will interest historians, engineers, and, also, all serious airplane devotees. Through individual contributions by 35 aeronautical experts, it covers in fascinating detail the milestones of the first 100 years of aeronautical research in Germany, within the broader context of the scientific, political, and industrial milieus. This richly illustrated and authoritative volume constitutes a most timely and substantial overview of the crucial contributions to the foundation and advancement of aeronautics made by German scientists and engineers.During the concentration process, the old aircraft companies, which after 1945
had only been joined by aBAplkow Engineeringa ... The aProject Partnership
German Airbus, Ltd.a (aProjektgesellschaft Deutsche Airbus GmbHa), which had
evolved from the aGerman ... This was, and still is, related to new technologies,
methods and procedures, but under certain conditions also to experimental
developments.

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Aeronautical Research in Germany

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Ernst Heinrich Hirschel, Horst Prem, Gero Madelung

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Springer Science & Business Media - 2012-12-06

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